I have never seen one in person myself, but I do know that at one time they were quite common. That is after all how the mint distributed them....
Not so at all. There have been a great many TPG graded coins where I agreed with the grade. For that matter, some years ago there were a great...
Neither one, I just have tougher standards than the TPGs.
Combined, the two companies alone have slabbed over 60 million coins. Now add in all of those slabbed by ANACS and ICG, and any of the others over...
Pretty coin !
You thinkin backwards here ? I agreed with the problems coins. I disagreed with the graded coins. The seated half, looks like traces of cleaning...
I'm just going by the pics and how I interpret them. Fields in front of the face is where I see traces of it.
You are correct Jeff.
Just as easy, and more accurate, Thad to say - Cleaned - a process that produces a market acceptable coin. Harshly Cleaned - a process that...
What you are doing is harmful because it is a form of harsh cleaning and easily detectable by anyone that knows coins. The rubbing with the cloth...
Didn't look at this thread until today. But for what it's worth, I agree with the TPG opinion on the first 5 coins posted. On the other 3, I do not.
This, all by itself, would be plenty of reason for the coins to look different from each other. Also, I hope you realize that by doing that, you...
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